Holy Cock !

Touch the Cock and become Pregnant. One of the best bonuses ladies can avail of in an Egyptian trip. Tourism + Pregnancy ! From the color of it clearly quite a few many have availed the service :)

This is one of the most interesting things I came across during my trip in Egypt. Since it was just one specific carving , I did not want to put it under the Travelogue Series. However this is fascinating ! As a person who has an interest in spirituality, esoteric symbolism and religious studies, Egypt was a gold mine.

This is based on the story of "Min" and Egyptian god , who had a cult like following in the pre-dynatic era of Egyptian civilisation.

While I am not sure if Steemit is the place for spiritual discourse of this kind since It's better understood in a personal space. But just to wet your appetite.

Phallic Symbols - Egypt has a lot of phallic symbols, so do Pagan and many African spiritual practises. Phallic symbols are also very common in Indian and oriental mysticism. "Min" has a divine Penis, while Shiva's Lingam ( can mean both penis and a powerful energy structure in Sanskrit) is a very important phallic symbol in Hindu Culture. They both are sources of creation both physical , meta-physical and mystical . Its almost common across all spiritual practises.

Moon - The Crescent moon is very important in Islam. Its also found on Shiva's Head. Most spiritual cultures have strong symbolism associated with the moon. Crescent moon, full moon, no moon, lunar eclipse etc etc.

The Snake - The Snake is used to symbolise Kundalini Energy. The has huge Biblical symbolism as well . In Indian, Pagan and Oriental cultures Dragons/ Snakes have associations with states of awareness. The symbol for doctors is given below.

Its inspired from the Caduceus, from greek Mythology. In Indian philosophy the diagram represents the Kundalini process. The staff is the spinal cord. The snakes signify the Kundalini force. The left and right aspect represents the Ida and Pingala and the spinal cord is referred to as Sushumna.

These are just tips of the ice-berg and can be wrongly understood owing to the lack of complete explanations ...So if it offends anyone I apologize sincerely.

However to the curious mind "Google" them. That's the easiest. If you have queries feel free to leave a question in the comments . I will try and answer as much as possible with my limited knowledge.

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